- 2017.08.09 Wednesday 17:16 | martin2017
Enomoto Takeaki Everywhere
My first day in Otaru, I had a brief walk around to enjoy the
beautiful old city. I was first impressed by the history of the city
because i can see Enomoto
Takeaki everywhere. Who is Enomoto Takeaki? he is the one who brings
Otaru prosperity. During the Meiji Restoration, Enomoto Takeaki
promoted several policies about international trading and logistics,
which makes a lot of port cities in Japan flourishes, including Otaru.
Although the trading and logistics are no longer prosperous now in
Otaru, people still remind the man who used to made them proud. To be
honest, it's really touching to see people remember the past of their
own city.